Order 31.— GERANIA. 183 



Eerls witli entire, simple leaves and no stipules ; with 

 fiowers regular, symmetrical, perfect, and 5-parted ; 

 'ialyx imbricate, and corolla convolute in the bud; 

 stamens and styles each 5 ; cajmile with 5 double-cells, 10-seeded. 

 Our only genus is 



LI'NUM. Flax. 



The character is sufficiently indicated in the Order. The long, tough 

 fibres of the bark constitute the linen of commerce. 



§ Flowers blue or red, large (1' broad), ... .Nos. 1-3 



§ Flowers yellow. Leaves linear. Sepals ciliate 4, 5 



§ Flowers yellow, Leaves lanceolate. Sepals entire 6-8 



1 L. usitatis'simum. Common F. Flowers blue, in a sort of corymb. Leaves 



lance-linear, acute. The seed yields linseed oil. Fields. 



2 L. peren'ne. Perennial F. Flowers blue, axillary and terminal. Leaves lin- 



ear, acute, scattered. Gardens. 

 8 L. grandiflo'rum. Crimson F. Flowers crimson, axillary. Leaves lance-elliptic, 



ac-ute, sessile. Gardens. 

 4L.rig'idum. Rigid F Sepals longer than the globular pod. Styles united at base. 

 5 L. simplex. Simple F. Sepals shorter tban ovate pod. Styles distinct. S.-W. 



6 L. virginia'num. Stems and branches erect. Flowers 6'' broad, c. 



7 L. diffu'sum. Stems, branches, leaves diffuse. Flowers 2'' broad. W. 



8 L. trig'ynum. Tkree-styled F. Flowers large (1^ with 3 styles, f 



Order XXXI. GERANIA'CE^. Gerania. 

 Herbs or shrubby plants with the lower leaves opposite ; with the 

 fioicers regular or irregular, terminal or opposite the leaves ; with the 

 sepals 5, persistent, &n^ petals 5, clawed, twisted in the bud; the 

 stamens 10, monadelphous, and pistils 5, united; the carpels in 

 fruit separating and bending upwards on the elastic style, each with on« 

 seed. Albumen 0. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



( Stamens 10, all of them perfect Gera'n/* ^ 



( regular, i Stamens 5 perfect, 5 imperfect Eko/^" 



Corolla I irregular. Stamens 7 perfect, 3 imperfect Pelarg/"^'^* 



GERA'NIUM. 

 Sepals and petals 5, regular. Stamens 10, all perfect. l/it beaked, 



